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| Subject: | GISList: GIS, private party for government or a community resource? |
| Date: |
07/21/2003 03:15:01 PM |
| From: |
Glenn Letham (GeoCommunity) |
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How about this fight for access to information from the Greenwich time
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-gis3jul20,0,1780960.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines
The basis for the argument... "They still think GIS is a private party for
government, and it really is a community resource"
In this case the plaintiff wants the right to access (without restrictions)
the local government GIS. Having won a preliminary rulting, the plaitiff won
access to a "watered down" version of what he's looking for - basically,
access to the GIS sans aerial photography - apparently the aerial photos
somehow violate the residents' rights to security and privacy.
No doubt most government agencies have established a mechanism know to most
of as as "Freedom of Information" or FOI, however, have you ever tried to
access government records as a result of a FOI request? It will usually take
months to process and if you actually get results you'll aften wind up
getting limited access to a database, minus anything considered "sensitive"
This piece ties in nicely with the ongoing "Streisand" thread.
enjoy!
Glenn
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